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In english, we generally use phrases like "take the derivative", "find the derivative", "evaluate the derivative", but we also use verbs such as "derivate", "derive", "differentiate", etc. What are the common phrases used say it in spanish? Does it vary much from country to country?

@Paul yes it's very common to say "sacar la derivada". You can use any verb in front of la derivada which means to get/ to calculate or something similar. Relating to "diferenciar" I have never seen using that verb in Maths. It would be for calculating "la diferencial". El diferencial y la derivada it's not the same though they are closely related: todoexpertos.com/categorias/ciencias-e-ingenieria/matematicas/…
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JaviJul 21 '12 at 8:59